Great Spotted Woodpecker

[Mark Medcalf]

Took this this morning, sun was low behind the bird. Comments appreciated.

Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/400Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F6.3
Metering Modes Partial metering
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF400mm f/5.6L USM

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Sharp where it has to be. I like how I can just see the red crown. Also the diagonal works well. I would crop a bit off the left side as the tree trunk is a little dominant for my taste. Something like this, though you cannot crop too much as you'll end up with Woodie kissing the frame edge. Though I think why I find the trunk a little distracting is for the lack of sharpness especially toward the LLC. Thanks for sharing.

[Austin Thomas]

That is a nice clean image Mark. Good BKGR and eye contact.

I agree the OOF trunk bottom left is a little dominant in the frame.

Cheers

Austin

[Stu Bowie]

Good eye contact, and I like the sharp detail around the head. Akos's repost works well, and I see he lightened the eye too.

[Keith Bauer]

Agree with the LLC being a bit dominant. I like the repost. Nice work with the light you were working with.

[Trey Barron]

Agree that the perch is too dominate. The repost helps with this. Nice work on the exposure and the BG is nice.

[Connie Mier]

Hi Mark, I agree with above and do like Akos repost. Great job capturing this bird at this angle, don't see this often.

[Harshad Barve]

lovely bird , nice BG and sharpness, repost is great
TFS

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good find and angle. Adding to the other comments, could you have backed up to get the entire bird in the frame?